Thursday, October 16, 2008

Memory box #3

The summer of '83 my high school buddy and I drove across the country. It was a month long trek that we had planned and saved up for. If I recall correctly, we both saved $1100. I had a little pickup truck with a camper on it with a bed and kitchenette. No toilet. We stayed at campgrounds and in big cities we just parked on the street and slept. I wonder how much a trip like this would cost nowadays? Triple? Quadruple?

When spouse saw this picture he said, "Gawd, you still have that shirt!" He's incorrect as I have a similar shirt now, but I think it's funny that he thinks I've been wearing the same shirt for 25 years. Now, how many of you can say you've had your rump in four states at once?

oh, believe me, I've had my arse in 4 states at once...but since I'm the kind of guy that doesn't allow anyone "back there," it really doesn't matter. And, simply as a side note here, if I'd seen your pretty sassy carefree face sitting on the four corners, I'd have slipped you my mobile phone number....oh, wait we didn't have mobiles WAY back then. Needless to say, I'd have drug you out behind the woodshed. Happy days, weren't they????

So you've been to Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. I've always wanted to go to the Four Corners Monument. I've never been farther west than Ohio. Handsome as a blond but better looking with age. How come that happens to men? Us ladies just look old.

I like the idea of sitting in the center of four states. By the way you were a handsome 18yrs old. Those are great memories to have being free to travel where ever you want with a friend, pull over at a rest stop or RV camp and sleep. No work worries, etc.

I have several 25 year (or more) old shirts that I lovingly preserve because they were and are great designs and I was never a this season's fashion whore. I actually prefer not to be wearing what everybody else is wearing.

Well, I actually prefer wearing nothing, but that's another story entirely.